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UFO sightings in Campbell River, British Columbia

27 UFO reports from Campbell River since 1989. The busiest year was 2011, with 5. The most common shape after plain lights: triangle. 8 were never explained.

27 reports
8 unexplained
1989 first report
2020 latest

How the reports were rated

30% unexplained
48% possibly explained
22% not enough information

Reports by year

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Unexplained cases worth reading

Nov 2, 2010 20:10Campbell RiverUnexplained
Close encounter, traces left · triangle · 1 sec
Driving, saw object fly 100 feet overhead, next day 2 triangle impressions in grass
Nov 3, 1992 17:45Campbell RiverUnexplained
Object at night · grey, triangle · 2 witnesses · 3 sec
Wing with lights on edges
May 9, 2011 02:10Campbell RiverUnexplained
Object at night · triangle · 1 sec
Mile-long dark object with V formation of lights
Sep 12, 2015 09:00Campbell RiverUnexplained
Object by day · irregular · 2 sec
Tulip shaped object in sky, went from white to yellow had a vapor trail
Jun 4, 2013 22:36Campbell RiverUnexplained
Light at night · point of light · 2 sec
Bright light the size of 3 suns in sky, then disappeared
Sep 24, 1989 14:00Campbell RiverUnexplained
Object by day · grey, sphere · 1 witness · 5 min
Stationary object high over airport changed shape, flashing light on bottom

Every report from Campbell River

Aug 26, 2020 22:26Campbell RiverPossibly explained
Object at night · gold, disc · 2 witnesses · 1 sec
Light appeared suddenly, vanished [NB: possible satellite]
Sep 25, 2019 23:40Campbell RiverPossibly explained
Light at night · orange, point of light · 2 witnesses
Stationary light across bay, vanished
Aug 29, 2019 23:00Campbell RiverPossibly explained
Light at night · orange, point of light · 2 witnesses · 10 min
Stationary lights appeared across bay
Sep 12, 2015 09:00Campbell RiverUnexplained
Object by day · irregular · 2 sec
Tulip shaped object in sky, went from white to yellow had a vapor trail
Dec 26, 2014Campbell RiverPossibly explained
Object at night · orange, sphere · 1 witness
Glowing orange orbs in sky
Dec 24, 2014 18:45Campbell RiverPossibly explained
Light at night · red, point of light · 2 witnesses
Red lights seen in sky in triangle formation
May 15, 2014 12:00Campbell RiverPossibly explained
Light at night · yellow, point of light · 1 witness · 3 min
Yellow light in sky pulsating, made a rapid ascent with a yellow tail
Jun 4, 2013 22:36Campbell RiverUnexplained
Light at night · point of light · 2 sec
Bright light the size of 3 suns in sky, then disappeared
May 25, 2013 22:30Campbell RiverPossibly explained
Light at night · orange, point of light · 4 witnesses · 5 min
Many orange lights moving across sky
Feb 7, 2013Campbell RiverPossibly explained
Light at night · orange, sphere · 1 witness · 5 min
Spheres 2 nights in a row with smaller lights underneath
Sep 2, 2012 21:15Campbell RiverPossibly explained
Light at night · red, point of light · 2 witnesses · 2 min
6 lights 1x1 silently moving beneath clouds, turned, vanished
Aug 6, 2011 23:00Campbell RiverNot enough information
Light at night · point of light · 4 sec
12 glowing lights flew slowly overhead
May 9, 2011 02:10Campbell RiverUnexplained
Object at night · triangle · 1 sec
Mile-long dark object with V formation of lights
May 5, 2011 23:00Campbell RiverPossibly explained
Light at night · red, point of light · 3 witnesses
2 red lights flew over lighthouse, which dimmed
Apr 2, 2011 11:00Campbell RiverNot enough information
Object by day · irregular · 2 sec
3 sets of "twinned brilliant projectiles" shot up from ocean
February 2011Campbell RiverPossibly explained
Light at night · red, point of light · 1 witness · 60 min
Hovering light moved slowly higher in sky
Nov 2, 2010 20:10Campbell RiverUnexplained
Close encounter, traces left · triangle · 1 sec
Driving, saw object fly 100 feet overhead, next day 2 triangle impressions in grass
Oct 8, 2007 04:28Campbell RiverPossibly explained
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness
Brilliant light appeared, zoomed up. Dimmed, vanished
Sep 3, 2007 22:00Campbell RiverUnexplained
Light at night · orange, point of light · 2 witnesses · 5 sec
Starlike light moved across sky, made 90 deg. Turn
Mar 13, 2007 22:00Campbell RiverNot enough information
Abduction claim · triangle · 1 sec
Objects with beams, hovered overhead, "beings did something to me"
Jun 18, 2006Campbell RiverNot enough information
Light at night · white, oval · 1 witness
Very high, moving very fast
Sep 9, 1999 13:45Campbell RiverUnexplained
Object by day · white, round · 1 witness · 25 sec
Very fast object crossing sky; high altitude
May 1994Campbell River
Light at night · white · 1 witness
Nov 3, 1992 17:45Campbell RiverUnexplained
Object at night · grey, triangle · 2 witnesses · 3 sec
Wing with lights on edges
Aug 29, 1990 19:00Campbell RiverPossibly explained
Light at night · red · 2 witnesses · 4 min
Laser effect?
May 11, 1990 23:30Campbell RiverNot enough information
Object at night · triangle · 1 witness · 2 min
Delta-shaped object with "ribbing", humming noise, slow moving
Sep 24, 1989 14:00Campbell RiverUnexplained
Object by day · grey, sphere · 1 witness · 5 min
Stationary object high over airport changed shape, flashing light on bottom

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About this data

These reports come from the Canadian UFO Survey, compiled each year since 1989 by Ufology Research of Winnipeg. Each year the survey gathers sightings sent to police, airports, the military, researchers and UFO groups across the country, and rates each one. We left out every report the survey received from MUFON, NUFORC or Enigma Labs, so the totals here are lower than in the survey itself.

The ratings are the survey's: explained means a likely cause was found (a plane, a planet, a satellite re-entry), possibly explained means there's a good guess, and unexplained means the investigators couldn't find one. Notes are short summaries, lightly tidied. Most places are the nearest town, not the exact spot.